Number of births per year in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Number of births per year was 62,645 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
62,645
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
124th
of 229 countries
All-time high
155,976
in 1950
All-time low
58,839
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births per year in Bulgaria, 1950–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of births per year in Bulgaria stood at 62,645.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births per year in Bulgaria peaked at 155,976 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 58,839, in 2020.

That places Bulgaria 124th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 147,978 135,427 155,976 10
1960s 133,121 122,817 143,421 10
1970s 140,070 131,930 149,224 10
1980s 120,845 113,679 128,347 10
1990s 79,980 63,819 106,675 10
2000s 72,798 67,094 81,232 10
2010s 66,947 61,503 76,057 10
2020s 61,136 58,839 64,058 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 121 Belarus 65,050 compare
  2. 122 Mongolia 65,019 compare
  3. 123 Guinea-Bissau 64,679 compare
  4. 125 Botswana 61,294 compare
  5. 126 Serbia 59,840 compare
  6. 127 New Zealand 59,236 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More population data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of births per year in Bulgaria?
Number of births per year in Bulgaria was 62,645 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 155,976 in 1950.
What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 58,839 in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for number of births per year?
Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births per year rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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